PLEASE NOTE: The breakfast is being held at the G Street Conference Center, 1331 G Street, N.W., near Metro Center (NOT at the ICF office).
Coal and oil-fired plants provide affordable electricity, but they also impose a substantial cost on human health and productivity if they are insufficiently controlled for emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the midst of a series of regulations about the power sector, having recently issued standards for air toxics, NOx, SOx, and ozone—the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) and Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) rules—with regulations of water, ash, and CO2 under development. At the end of 2011, the courts delayed implementation of the CSAPR rules, which adds further uncertainty to the compliance requirements.
Can the power industry meet these emissions levels in the timeframe that EPA has specified, while retiring plants that are too expensive to upgrade, and still maintain a reliable and cost-effective system? How?
Come hear the top official at the EPA on air regulation, Gina McCarthy, speak on why these air regulations make sense, and have an opportunity to ask her your burning questions.
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